A university crisis provoked by an online class: a communications case study on a social media turbulence

In 2020, a Latin American university with a Catholic ethos suffered a crisis when the content of an online class on bioethics regarding homosexuality was posted on Twitter. This communications case study – in which names have been altered to protect confidentiality – describes the objective and subj...

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Authors: de la Cierva, Yago (Author) ; Rico Méndez, Samanta (Author) ; Guzik, Paulina 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2021
In: Church, Communication and Culture
Year: 2021, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 327-359
RelBib Classification:CF Christianity and Science
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KDB Roman Catholic Church
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B Homosexuality
B Crisis Management
B University
B Social media
B Bioethics
B Catholic Church
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Summary:In 2020, a Latin American university with a Catholic ethos suffered a crisis when the content of an online class on bioethics regarding homosexuality was posted on Twitter. This communications case study – in which names have been altered to protect confidentiality – describes the objective and subjective circumstances of the case, how the problem evolved, how different stakeholders reacted, and what the University did in order to cope with the crisis. It also narrates what the University did in the post-crisis period to prevent something similar from happening again. The study concludes with a brief analysis of the main takeaways that this case could offer to University authorities and, in general, to managers and communicators in Church-related institutions.
ISSN:2375-3242
Contains:Enthalten in: Church, Communication and Culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/23753234.2021.1967177